Chapter 1588: Chapter 474: Interlude of the Summoning
"As expected, still no contact..."
The next day, at a café outside Yuanyue Academy.
Sakuragi Hitomi frowned as she looked at the message she sent to Ye Shiyu yesterday, which had yet to receive a reply.
It seemed that not only was the President with Ye Shiyu, but Ye Shiyu was also helping him complete the remaining ritual.
"..."
At this moment, there was no one else in the café, only an invisible black cat licking its paws.
"Ding～"
Just then, the door of the café was pushed open.
The cleaning staff stepped forward with an apologetic smile,
"Sorry, student, we’re not open today..."
Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hitomi glanced at Meow. Meow nodded, so Sakuragi Hitomi spoke up,
"Please let her in; she’s a friend I’m meeting."
"Oh? Ah, my apologies..."
In truth, the café wasn’t closed today; it had been booked by Sakuragi Hitomi.
The staff moved aside, revealing An Le standing at the door.
She pursed her lips and lowered her head slightly, her dark hair once again covering her face.
"Vice President Sakuragi..."
"Sit down first; they’ll be here soon."
"Mm..."
An Le opened her mouth, but her anxious questions got caught in her throat, and she could only wait silently for the others to arrive.
"Ding～"
Shortly after, the doorbell rang again.
"Well, customer... huh?! Bai... Bai Yi Miss! I’m your fan, could you please give me an autograph?"
"Sorry, I’m... not in the mood right now."
"Oh..."
Sakuragi Hitomi and An Le glanced over and saw Bai Yi entering, her face obscured with sunglasses, a mask, and a hat on her head...
Though the sunglasses and mask could be explained by a celebrity’s professional habit, the sight of the hat instantly made the two girls understand Bai Yi’s state:
She was in a very bad state, just like An Le.
This meant that Bai Yi didn’t even have the mind to dress up, or even bother to wash her hair, hence the hat.
Unexpectedly, Sakuragi Hitomi was surprised that the staff still recognized Bai Yi with this getup. Is her fame really that high...
"Didn’t you go to school today?"
Watching Bai Yi take a seat, Sakuragi Hitomi asked.
"No..."
Bai Yi replied but unlike An Le, she moved straight to the point,
"What exactly happened to Yan Huan? He hasn’t replied for so many days, and my dad also inexplicably mentioned Yan Huan in a letter..."
"Your dad?"
"Not Uncle Jiang... my biological dad, he’s still in prison."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hitomi rubbed her temples.
Turning to the door, a red-haired woman walked in.
It was Tong Yingying.
"Yo..."
She greeted casually, took a seat, crossed her legs, and with a grim face, asked directly,
"What do you guys think about Alvira asking Yan Huan to make a choice?"
Upon hearing this, An Le blinked, and Bai Yi looked puzzled,
"...Choose... choose one? What do you mean by choose one?"
"..."
Seeing this, Tong Yingying raised an eyebrow and looked at Sakuragi Hitomi.
Sakuragi Hitomi sipped her coffee, intending to explain the situation gradually.
It all began with Alvira’s demand for Yan Huan to choose only one girl.
Previously, the two of them were clueless about what had happened.
It’s not their fault; their parents aren’t at the level of Sakuragi Yuri or Ye Lan.
Alvira’s notifying their parents was just for show, otherwise, the real dinner to declare the verdict wouldn’t have only invited Sakuragi Yuri and Ye Lan.
"No wonder, my dad would suddenly know about Yan Huan from prison..."
"..."
Seeing all the other girls notified their parents, Tong Yingying’s expression stiffened slightly.
Because...
Alvira’s people had notified her directly, not her parents!!
What does this mean?
Wasn’t my mom in Linmen the other day too?!
Why come to me directly?
Go find my mom too!!
What kind of double standard is this, why treat me differently than them!!
"..."
Tong Yingying’s inexplicable bitter expression went unnoticed, but An Le scanned the surroundings, looking at Sakuragi Hitomi,
"So... is this why Vice President Sakuragi you didn’t invite Aria today?"
"Mm..."
Sakuragi Hitomi nodded.
At this critical juncture, Aria was surely under Alvira’s close surveillance, and it might be dangerous to seek her out rashly.
As for Ye Shiyu...
No one even asked about her, perhaps thinking it was expected for her not to come.
Of course, Bai Yi might have slightly wanted to ask, but since no one brought it up, she might just privately discuss it with Ye Shiyu afterwards.
In short, this wasn’t the only issue right now...
"But more importantly, the President doesn’t want to make this choice, so he’s trying to use the modifier to solve the problem."
"Modifier?!"
Upon hearing Sakuragi Hitomi mention this term, all the girls’ expressions changed slightly.
Having been modifier hosts before, they knew better than anyone that using a modifier came at a great cost!
Yan Huan surely knew this too, but...
"How... how can this work?! We... we already had such a hard time with one modifier, and now he has five! This isn’t... this isn’t..."
Bai Yi paced anxiously, standing up with the intention of grabbing her phone, fearing that in a few days, Yan Huan would be completely consumed by the modifier’s side effects.
And An Le, touching her arm that once had no feeling, simply stated firmly,
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